August 1st, 2013
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WEEKLY NEWS UPDATE
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Jean Houde of Norampac joins the PAPTAC Executive Council


Jean Houde Jr
Regional General Manager
NORAMPAC

Holding a Master's Degree in Pulp and Paper from UQTR and a Bachelor Degree in Chemistry from Ottawa U., Jean is the Regional General Manager for the Containerboard division of Norampac, a division of Cascades Canada ULC. Previously, he held the Mill Manager and Production Manager positions for Norampac Mississauga and Norampac Kingsey Falls, respectively. Before joining the Norampac Group, Jean has been Technical and Environment Manager for the Cascades Breakey Fibres and Cascades folding carton Jonquiere mills. He has built a vast and diversifed expertise in Operations and Management of containerboard, folding carton and deinking fields as well as in R&D, from his mandates in Norampac-Cascades and when he worked for the R&D Centers of Domtar, in Senneville and Natural Ressources Canada (CANMET). When Jean does not work, he likes travels, photography and spending time with his family. Jean is a member of PAPTAC since 1997. He is proud to take on a key role within the Association and to join PAPTAC’s executive council to share his knowledge and experience.

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Save the date: Pulp Screening Webinar   Save the date: Mechanical Pulping Webinar
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The Paper Machine Technology Community (PMTC) will hold a webinar on September 24, 2013 / 13:00 - 13:45 ET. This webinar entitled ''Pulp Screening: Operation and Optimization'', will be presented by Robert Gooding – Aikawa Fiber Technologies, and focus on the basics of screen operation and mill strategies to optimize screen performance.
Click here for details and registration

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Lahoucine Ettaleb
Senior Scientist
Mechanical Papers
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The PAPTAC Mechanical Pulping Community is organizing a webinar entitled ''Refiner control and energy reduction in a mechanical pulp plant'', which will be presented by Lahoucine Ettaleb, Eng., Ph.D on september 10th, 2013.

Click here for all details and registration
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